CHELSEA fans are delighted Maurizio Sarri has axed Callum Hudson-Odoi and Ruben Loftus-Cheek for tonight's Europa League tie at Slavia Prague - despite begging him for most of the season to pick them.

Blues supporters on social media now believe Sarri is finally showing faith in the England starlets by saving them for Sunday's Premier League trip to leaders Liverpool.

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Star man Eden Hazard was among the other players dropped from Monday's 2-0 Prem win over West Ham for the quarter-final first leg in the Czech Republic. with William, Olivier Giroud and Pedro restored to the starting line-up.

But it was the exclusion of midfielder Loftus-Cheek, 23, and 18-year-old fellow England starlet Hudson-Odoi - after the duo have finally broken into Sarri's Prem plans - that got most fans talking.

One said: "Happy with that team, should be strong enough to get a result and hopefully means CHO, RLC, Hazard and Emerson start Sunday!"

Another tweeted: "If this means RLC and CLO are rested for Liverpool I'm fine."

Some fans, though, suggested other stars needed a break, too.

One argued: "Jorginho and Azpi [Cesar Azpilicueta] could've done with the rest but other than that it's a brilliant line-up. RLC & CHO ready for Liverpool."

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Chelsea fans think leavingn out Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Callum Hudson-Odoi at Slavia Prague suggests they are now regarded as first-choice Prem playersCredit: Reuters

Happy with that team, should be strong enough to get a result and hopefully means CHO, RLC, Hazard and Emerson start Sunday!